The document discusses the key elements of maps, including that maps use cardinal directions to locate places on Earth's surface, with east being where the sun rises and west where it sets. It also explains that maps have titles, orientation using cardinal directions, conventions to understand objects, and scales showing real dimensions. Parallels are horizontal lines from east to west, with the Equator at 0 degrees dividing the northern and southern hemispheres. Meridians are vertical lines from the North to South Pole, with the Greenwich meridian at 0 degrees dividing the eastern and western hemispheres.

2. The maps are graphical
representations of the earth.
To locate places on the earth
surface we use the cardinal
points.
Where the sun rises is called
east where it hidden is
called West.

4. To use a map is important to
identify the elements that
allow read or interpret it.

5. THE TITTLE: Is the name of
the map.
Map orientation: allows to
know the cardinal points of
the map.

6. The conventions: allow to
know the characteristics of
objects, for example if
airports or roads etc.
Scale: is the real
dimensions of the terrain
and the size at which the
map is shown.

8. PARALLELS AND MERIDIANS.
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9. PARALLELS
Are imaginary horizontal lines from east to west.
The Ecuator line is the parallel 0 ° , that divides
our planet into two halves , the Northern
Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere.

10. The most important parallels
are:

11.  The paralles allows us to determine the
latitude, that is the position of a place north
or south of the Ecuator parallel.

12. MERIDIANS
 Meridians are imaginary vertical lines that go
from the North Pole to the South Pole.

13.  The reference meridian is the meridian 0 ° or
Greenwich

14.  This meridian divides the Earth in the
Western Hemisphere and Eastern
Hemisphere

15. Worksheet
 In a polystyrene ball represent the principal
parallels and meridian.